In a rare order, the Tamil Nadu Information Commission has recommended: “compulsory retirement” to nine IAS officers in the State, who held the post of Chairman, Teachers’ Recruitment Board, between June 2011 and October 2020.

The officers including seniors and relatively juniors were charged with not discharging their duty "with accountability and transparency" and repeating mistakes in the conduct of competitive examinations for recruiting teachers. Information Commissioner Muthuraj in his order asked the Chief Secretary to record in the Annual Confidential Reports of the nine officers that they failed to ensure accountability and transparency while heading the TRB.

Passing orders on appeal petitions filed by candidates of competitive exams conducted by the TRB, State Information Commissioner S Muthuraj, in an order dated March 25, recommended that the Chief Secretary record in the annual confidential reports that these officers didn’t discharge their duties with accountability and transparency, and take legal steps to send them on compulsory retirement.

The officers recommended for compulsory retirement are: Surjith K Chaudry (already retired), Vibhu Nayar, Kakarla Usha, D Jagannathan, K Srinivasan, K Nandakumar, S Jayandhi, N Venkatesh and G Latha. They were TRB chairpersons from 2011 to 2020, and were appointed during the AIADMK regime. The SIC’s order said that though these officers had earlier recruited either through the UPSC or TNPSC, they didn’t manage the affairs of the TRB with accountability and transparency. It would be difficult for them to discharge their duties in other positions, the order said.

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